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11.
REAFFIRM the right of the Palestinian people to establish their own
Palestinian Independent State with East Jerusalem as its capital on its borders
of June 1967, and supports the Palestinian approach to obtain full
membership of the State of Palestine at the United Nations;
12.
REITERATE that a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East,
demands a full withdrawal of Israel from the occupied Arab and Palestinian
territories to the line of June 1967, including the Syrian Golan Heights and
territories still occupied in southern Lebanon;
13.
WELCOME the UNESCO resolution of 26 October 2016 on the conservation
of the current status of the Old City of Jerusalem and CALL ON all
stakeholders to respect this resolution.
14.
CALL UPON Member States to abide by the Common African Position
mentioned in Declarations of AU Summits when the Palestinian issue is
discussed in regional and international arenas.
28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, 30 - 31 January 2017, Addis Ababa